Sound Advice: Best batteries for your digital camera

Question: I have a Fujifilm S5200 digital camera. I am completely pleased with the camera itself but am running into limitations operating it. The first is the batteries. It takes AA batteries and though I have purchased good quality rechargeable NiMH batteries they never last very long unless I take them right off the charger, and that isn't always convenient. My friends who have cameras that included rechargeable batteries don't seem to run into this nearly as often.

The second issue is with the memory cards. It uses xD picture cards and no new cameras seem to use them any more. My biggest is 128 MB, which I purchased when I bought the camera and it was kind of expensive then. The cards fill up quickly and using movie mode is simply not an option given how quickly it fills up.

The New Sanyo Eneloop Batteries From Costco - CandlePowerForums

I just bought a set of Sanyo Eneloop batteries (the most recent that you can recharge 1500 times) at Costco. The packet contains the last 8 Sanyo Eneloop AA (coded as 10-040Y), 4 Sanyo Eneloop AAA (Code 10-05-08), both manufactured in Japan and a "four-position" charger (model NC-Made MQN06U in China). The whole package costs $ 25.99 here in the Northwest. My question for the experts of the battery is: What is a "four" position charger. My original Sanyo charger would charge 1, 2, 3 or 4 eneloop AA batteries at a time and instructs the Eneloop AAA pairs.

Sound Advice: Best batteries for your digital camera

1. They require a special Eneloop charger so you can't just buy a 4-pack and charge them with your current charger. A starter kit with 4 AA batteries and a charger sells for about $20. I'd buy a starter kit and an extra set or two of batteries.
2. They require a special Eneloop charger so you can't just buy a four-pack and charge them with your current charger. A starter kit with four AA batteries and a charger sells for about $20. I'd buy a starter kit and an extra set or two of batteries.